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Oscar Redux: “Zero Dark Thirty” is Turning into “Social Network” of 2012

Kathryn Bigelow's very fine thriller "Zero Dark Thirty" picked up yet another award this morning-- from a group really no one's going to care...

Oscar Campaign for “The Master” Sends out Scientology Parody Magazine

I almost thought that there was no Oscar campaign for Paul Thomas Anderson's "The Master." But today arrived a parody of a Scientology mailing...

The Big Hurricane Sandy Concert: Are the Rolling Stones or Zeppelin Joining Bruce, Billy, Paul Et Al?

Are the Rolling Stones joining the big December 12 th Hurricane Sandy concert at Madison Square Garden? Hmmm...Harvey Weinstein has summed the press to...

Precious, “The Hobbit” Gets An All-Star Opening in Wonky 3D

Peter Jackson's take on "The Hobbit," his fourth Tolkien movie, got an A list premiere last night at the Ziegfeld with all the trimming,...

Dustin Hoffman’s “Quartet” is An Oscar Symphony: An Exclusive Interview

by PAULA SCHWARTZ, Special to Showbiz411-- Dustin Hoffman has made his directing debut with “Quartet,” a beautiful and funny movie about formerly famous and...

Aretha Franklin Helps Celebrate Salvation Army, and Famed Producer Phil Ramone

What a night at the Marriott Marquis. Aretha Franklin, now dubbed "Cleopatra Franklin" for her stunning black and gold sheath and blunt cut shiny...

Meryl Streep Speaks, Mandy Patinkin Sings at Lois Smith Memorial

It was one of the most moving and heartfelt salutes I've been to ever: a memorial for the greatest press agent/publicist of them all,...

Alicia Keys: “Hey There Lonely Girl” Writer Is Very Much Alive And Wants His Money

Earl Shuman called me yesterday. Who is Earl Shuman? He wrote the lyrics to "Hey There Lonely Girl," the classic hit from 1970 sung...

Broadway Update: Kathie Lee Gifford’s “Scandalous” Musical Will Close Sunday

UPDATE: "Scandalous" will close on Sunday after all. Kathie Lee Gifford made a good effort, but the show was not good, and the audiences...

Hugh Jackman Gave Amanda Seyfried a “Very Sexy” Lap Dance for her Birthday at “Les Miz” Party

EXCLUSIVE by PAULA SCHWARTZ, special to Showbiz411-- Sunday night Hugh Jackman sang Amanda Seyfried the sexiest, most luscious and gorgeous rendition of Happy Birthday...

Review: “The Central Park Five” Paints a Legacy of Injustice

by LEAH SYDNEY for Showbiz411-- "The Central Park Five" tells the story of the infamous Central Park jogger rape case in New York City...

Barnes & Noble Closing Greenwich Village Store, Their Destruction of Book Biz Nearly Complete

A sign has gone up in the window of the Barnes & Noble on the corner of Sixth Avenue and Eighth St: they are...

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